I like the Red Mist Metallic better too, it's a deeper, richer color. Some of the paint colors are so bright they resemble plastic cars. You should go back and drive one. Do you drive it by yourself or does a driver come with you? I did a Porsche event last summer at a raceway and I dove my own car around the track . Then the Pro takes over to show you what your car can really do and then also takes you for spin in a 911, one of the sport models. I'm not a sports car gal either but it was exhilarating.

DH succumbed to the siren call of a 50th anniversary edition Corvette in 2003 and it was a beautiful deep burgundy red color. We enjoyed it for a grand total of 4 months and drove it all through New England to see the fall foliage with the top down and the heater on. Then an absent minded driver ran a red light and T-boned it - totaled. After that he bought a big sedan with lots of metal.

https://myautoworld.com/gm/cars/cars/gm-03-vette/gm-03-vette.html

Annie - I'm with you when it comes to the classic cars. My dream car was a bath-tub Porsche. Growing up in the 50's I read all the Nancy Drew books and pictured her little roadster as looking like one. Never mind that those books were written in the 1930's.

DH always knew a lot about cars and recognized various models and features but I had no idea that he wanted a Corvette. One day we dropped off my Suburban for service and found him in the showroom entranced with that 2003 'Vette.

https://www.google.com/search?q=bath+tub+Porsche&client=firefox-b-1-d&sxsrf=ALeKk01etGxfOBsGfRJDTKpMt3ywDuDT1w:1619352376742&source=lnms&tbm=isch&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwjYyLnZrZnwAhVJBs0KHXOhAiAQ_AUoAnoECAEQBA&biw=1578&bih=915#imgrc=T89cN-9e90gK7M

When we first married I had a 1975 Fiat 124 Spider convertible - white with red interior and called it 'Bess' after one of Nancy Drew's best friends.

No idea Maire-Cate if you drive alone or with someone. I would think probably with someone there.

Love classic autos 😊

One of the best times I've had was visiting the Petersen Auto Museum in L.A. - it is huge and just fabulous! The top floor is dedicated to the history of the automobile and the other floors are for various exhibits - including the history of Porsche. They even have a variety of unusual cars scattered around in the parking garage.

https://www.petersen.org/

Years ago I went with an old boyfriend to Harrah's auto museum. It was massive and interesting, including tons of cars that hadn't been restored yet. I'm pretty sure it was closed years ago and all the cars sold. Sad.

My corvette from the 70s. Nice that you can drive one. Sounds like a lot of fun.

I guess my interests have always leaned more toward foreign sports cars and better performing and handling cars rather than cars with downsized bodies but with overly big engines. I've never understood the attraction of Corvettes and stopped paying attention to them long ago. I wonder if they handle better today than they used to. Do they still have a fiberglass or non-steel body? (that's how dated my familiarity is).

I loved my Austin Healey 3000 convertible so much that years after we sold it, DH bought me another one. (That's gone now, too. I got too old to get in and out of it, and it was hard to find anyone to work on it.)

I still have fond memories of my brother's sprite...too bad the kid he sold it to totaled it.

I had a long love affair with Fiat Spiders. I've had three of them over the years, even managed to move house with one (you'd be surprised what you can fit into one with the top down)! I only sold my last when I downsized and moved house. I had a pick up then for my business and it seemed silly and a bit extravagant to have two cars for just my own use.

Almost 10 years later, I still miss it. I did get double what I paid for it, though!!

fair warning Kathsgrdn, once you drive a car with 500 HP you'll want to buy one. It's entirely different behind the drivers seat and in control compared to riding in the passenger seat.

The Corvette museum was a lot of fun. We stopped during a trip a few years ago. Didn’t have time to do the factory tour or do a drive, but thought that would be fun to do.

We happened to stop not long after the famous ‘sinkhole disaster’ had occurred that swallowed 8 Corvettes. The 4 cars they managed to fish out of the sinkhole that weren’t totally destroyed were on display. We were able to view the roped-off hole also, and were told the Board was meeting the next week to determine if they would be filling the hole and returning the space for displays (tests had already been done to determine there were no more sinkholes under the building). Everyone was hoping of course that the space would be restored. There were some very interesting cars there.

"fair warning Kathsgrdn, once you drive a car with 500 HP you'll want to buy one."

You need to pass that message along to the auto buying public, whose conduct contradicts your comment. Very few cars with this description are sold.

I miss my Corvair! "Unsafe at any speed".

Kevin9408, I doubt I would ever buy one. Way too expensive and sits too low to the ground. I would climb in and out once just for fun but wouldn't want to do that every day I drove, at my age.

Outside Playing, they did redo the showroom and they have a viewing window in the floor so you can see the sinkhole.

You bet Elmer, because they're expensive! With direct fuel injection and turbocharging it's much easier to hit 500 hp and there's a handful of stock cars hitting 450 to 500 and above on the market right now. Oh and trucks, The duramax diesel offered as an option in most GM trucks have a stock rated HP of 450 and takes very little in modifications to hit 500. My dream truck would be a 1200 HP modified duramax diesel with aftermarket parts but I don't want to spend $125,000.

What a joke, "You need to pass that message along to the auto buying public, whose conduct contradicts your comment" I'd say a majority of the public would love to have a high horsepower car, but the majority can barely afford a low HP sled shoved down their throats. The public would love a have a 4th generation Cadillac Escalade hitting 557hp and the upcoming Escalade EV is said to produce 1000Hp but the majority could never afford one. Remember over 50% of working people make less than $30K a year, you've lost touch with reality.

Your rarely speak for a minority of people and can't think of a time you've spoken for the majority, you crack me up at times, and I know what you're doing.

kathyg_in_mi, I found you a real nice 65 Corvair convertible for sale, good price too. $13,500, and with the racing stripes it must go fast. 1965 Corvair

kevin, what's the purpose of a high horsepower car, other than towing things? (This is a serious question, as I'm not someone who cares much about cars other than their safety features and if they're comfortable to sit in.)

Bookwoman, I guess the purpose for many is the thrill of the ride for the same feeling someone gets from parachuting or snowboarding and because they're fun . Fun comes to different people in different ways and Some like riding a fast horse, play golf or flying a plane and for others it's a fast car.

But I guess you mean practical purpose. All will get you from point A to B but the bigger luxury cars weigh a great deal and need more power to excel in speed fast enough to merge onto the freeway. A Cadillac Escalade weighs nearly twice a Toyota Prius which is in the bottom in time to go from 0 to 60 so the caddy needs more power, but I can't think of much more.

But there's no practical purpose for much of what we do or want in life, and all is based on desire, and what you desire I may not and vise versa. And as long as there is a market for high horsepower cars they will be built in the factory or later on the street, so I guess another purpose is because people desire them.

I don't like to go fast in a car, boat, you name it, but I like to go fast quick. I want to move fast onto the freeway, fast passing a slow moving car and fast from a dead stop at a traffic light. This takes torque and requires horsepower and why I like and desire it.

I don't know anyone who owns a Cadillac (and, as I think about it, I never have). Or drives a diesel truck as a personal vehicle, so it must be we live in different places and different communities (as far as vehicle preferences are concerned).

In a recent year, something under 40K Corvettes were sold based on information I found. Compare that to hundreds of thousands of Teslas, hundreds of thousands of BMWs, hundreds of thousands of Mercedes. And many other models here and there that offer more than boring driving experiences. With a smattering of exotics. None of these are cheap cars and cost as much and many much more than a boring Corvette. It isn't 1975 anymore.

People have different tastes and choices but the market speaks. If you think Corvettes and diesel trucks are the top of the food chain, you're one of a small group but have a good time.

I like classic cars, but nothing after 1968 or 1969. American cars suddenly got ugly in the 1970s and have not recovered from that time. For new cars, I prefer Italian for looks, but some German cars are okay. I used to like Jaguars, but they got ugly also. I liked the XKE from the 1960s, but I liked Ferrari and Porsche better.

Kevin, my Corvair was white with blue interior. Had a hole in the floor in the back seat, for dropping beer cans out of. Shhh, don’t tell my kids or grands.

I loved driving my corvette.Getting on the highway was a breeze, you merged right in with the traffic in a flash. It was so responsive, unlike my other cars which felt like stepping on a ripe melon when you accelerated. The most fun car I ever drove was my brother’s Acura NSX. Then he had a Ferrari and I forget what he has now. Another Acura? My son drives a Porsche. I drive a ten year old Honda Accord. Oh well.

Another car I enjoyed was a Jaguar XJS 12 cyl. One day we had painters in our house when I said I was leaving for the store. One of them came racing out to our garage saying he thought I'd started up a jet plane. (Another car I eventually couldn't enter and exit without a winch lift!) Today I laugh about my love affair with racy automobiles. As I've posted here, we're still driving an '05 Jaguar X-Type.

Chi sue, so jealous. I have always loved the look of Jaguars. I know what you mean about needing to be winched out. Nothing like driving around in a sexy car and groaning as you heave yourself out.